Speakers
David Kaltenbrunner
(MPE)Dr
Johannes Buchner
(MPE)
Pietro Baldini
(MPE)
Description
This lecture has three parts:
1) introduction to Active Galactic Nuclei
2) tidal disruption events and other super-massive black hole transients
3) High-mass X-ray binaries
Active galactic nuclei dominate the source population of eROSITA, with over a million point sources. In the extreme gravitational environment of black holes, gas accretion is accompanied by emission across the wavelength spectrum. eROSITA studies range from understanding this central engine, including the hot plasma emitting X-rays, the special viewpoint of blazars, transients such as sudden turn-on caused by the tidal disruption of stars, and characterizing the galactic nuclei and their cosmic web environment conducive to triggering black hole growth.
Primary author
Dr
Johannes Buchner
(MPE)
